University chaplain receives alumni award from Candler

On Jan. 11, the Candler School of Theology honored University Chaplain
Susan
Henry-Crowe with its annual Alumni/ae Service Award during Candler's 60th
annual Minister's Week.

According to Carol Carwile, assistant to Candler Dean Kevin LaGree, this
honor
is given to the alumna/us who has demonstrated distinguished service to
Candler
School of Theology and has achieved distinction in ministry.

At the awards ceremony, LaGree said of the recipient, "She has cared for
Emory's diverse faith communities and ministered to staff, faculty and
students, particularly during times of crisis. She has served Candler as
a
member of the Clergy Advisory Council, as an advocate for the
establishment of
the Program for Women in Theology and Ministry, and recently as an
adjunct
faculty member."

Prior to assuming the position of University Chaplain in 1991,
Henry-Crowe
ministered to the residents of South Carolina, her home state, as a
church
pastor and a college chaplain. She also was the first woman to be named
director of the South Carolina Conference Council, a position which
included
heading relief efforts following Hurricane Hugo. She is still sought out
as a
consultant for relief efforts.

Henry-Crowe earned a B.A. from Winthrop University in South Carolina and
then
attended Candler from 1973-76. She was ordained shortly after earning her
M.
Div. degree in 1976.

"I was so deeply honored to be chosen for the service award,"
Henry-Crowe
said. "I feel very pleased not only to be a graduate of Candler, but also
to be
recognized amongst all of its alumni. I am just so proud to be able to
serve
the Emory community."

Henry-Crowe was nominated by Toni White, a friend and classmate at
Candler. In
Henry-Crowe's nomination, she wrote, "I have loved being her colleague in
ministry, watching her grow, admiring her stamina and her passion for
activism
and political change. But most of all I have loved being her friend." She
also
described Henry-Crowe as "a trailblazer for ordained women, pioneering
in many
ways during more than two decades...she has concentrated on justice for
the
oppressed and inclusiveness for all people, and has used political
activism as
a tool to bring about needed change."